Impact
Trade and Routes
Explorers
Vocab
Fun
100
Which exchange connected worlds?
Columbian Exchange
100
Which term signifies the highly valued goods?
spice
100
Who discovered the Americas in 1492
Christopher Columbus
100
What term describes a small, highly maneuverable sailing ship used by explorers?
caravel
100
What trial involved animals?
Animal trials
200
Which disease devastated natives?
Smallpox
200
What is the long distance trade route connecting Europe and Asia?
Silk Road
200
Which European country colonized Brazil?
Portugal
200
Which device uses a magnetic needle to indicate direction?
compass
200
Which Egyptian queen is closer to the Moon landing?
Cleopatra
300
Which labor system expanded?
Slavery?
300
What are sea trade routes called?
Sea lanes
300
What was the main spice europeans wanted from Asia?
Pepper
300
What describes the instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the altitude of the sun or stars?
astrolabe
300
What did Romans use for laundry?
Pee
400
Which metal spurred colonization?
Gold
400
Which vessel carried spices overseas?
Carrack
400
Which continent was Bartolomeu Dias the first to sail around?
Africa
400
Which term describes the measurement east or west of the Prime Meridian?
longitude
400
Which norse group reached America first?
Vikings
500
Which doctrine drove trade?
Mercantilism
500
What document authorized trade routes?
Charter
500
What valuable metal did the Spanish seek in the Americas?
Gold
500
What is the term for a long journey by sea, especially undertaken for exploration?
voyage
500
Which drink recipe is 4,000 years old?
Beer